Immunocompromised child’s exposure to chicken pox underscores importance of...
Health Headlines Commentary for June 30, 2017 Source: Why this mom is blaming anti-vaxxers for her daughter’s hospitalization Reference: Please watch this John Oliver Last Week Tonight video from the...
View ArticleGreater proportion of Lyme-disease-carrying ticks noted in Ottawa’s West End
Health Headlines Commentary for July 4, 2017 Source: Ottawa researcher says 1 in 3 ticks carrying Lyme disease in city’s west end
View ArticleNo causal link to proton pump inhibitor use and increased risk of early...
Health Headlines Commentary for July 5, 2017 Source: Long-term heartburn medication use tied to higher risk of early death Analysis: Heartburn drugs linked to premature death Reference: Xie Y, Bowe B,...
View ArticleHigh sugar intake in pregnancy cannot show any causal link to increased risk...
Health Headlines Commentary for July 7, 2017 Source: Mom’s sweet tooth may be linked to child’s allergies, study says Reference: Maternal intake of sugar during pregnancy and childhood respiratory and...
View ArticleMeasles now endemic in Europe: The predictable outcome of ignorance, fake...
Health Headlines Commentary for July 13, 2017 Source: Measles ‘tragedy’ kills 35 across Europe Correction: I commented that Andrew Wakefield published his discredited and retracted Lancet study in...
View ArticleKD has toxins!! Chemophobia hype continues from agenda-fuelled agencies that...
Health Headlines Commentary for July 14, 2017 Source: Powdered mac and cheese, like Kraft, may contain toxic chemicals: study Reference: Analysis of selected phthalates in food samples Analysis:...
View ArticleThe use of antipsychotic meds in children with behaviour disorders under...
Health Headlines Commentary for July 17, 2017 Source: The use of antipsychotic meds in children with behaviour disorders under scrutiny Reference: Increased Prevalence of Obesity and Glucose...
View ArticleArtificial sweeteners’ contribution to weight gain fraught with bias and no...
Health Headlines Commentary for July 18, 2017 Source: Artificial sweeteners are tied to long-term weight gain, diabetes risk, Canadian docs say Reference: Nonnutritive sweeteners and cardiometabolic...
View ArticleStudy bias against methadone distribution clinics blinds them to the...
Health Headlines Commentary for July 19, 2017 Source: Ontario study raises red flags over methadone distribution
View ArticleOpinion paper questions advice to complete full course of antibiotics
Health Headlines Commentary for July 28, 2017 Source: Doctors question ‘finish your antibiotics’ advice Reference: The antibiotic course has had its day Analysis: Questions over advice to finish...
View ArticleObesity prevalence on the increase according to Health Canada data survey
Health Headlines Commentary for August 2, 2017 Source: Canadian obesity rates continue to climb, Saskatchewan takes top spot Reference: Measured body mass index, Canadian Community Health Survey –...
View ArticleBaby powder ovarian cancer link judgment Illustrates poor understanding of...
Health Headlines Commentary for August 22, 2017 Source: Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay record $417 million in lawsuit linking baby powder to cancer
View ArticleMeaningful comprehensive changes needed to treat opioid addiction
Health Headlines Commentary for August 29, 2017 Source: Ontario urged to declare opioid emergency, as Ottawa safe-injection site sees 50
View ArticleAre slow walkers The Walking Dead? Observational studies do not have the...
Health Headlines Commentary for September 1, 2017 A control group of non-walkers or sedentary individuals would have been more helpful. The slower walkers might have been shown to have better...
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